DX-10 Discussions, Hints and Help

Hi Im having some problems when i turn ON the 'DirectX 10',theres no rain around the plane,its like theres a umbrella. If i turned it OFF the problem is gone but i need the Directx turned ON because if not i have nothing but problems with PMDG planes. Im using the Directx 11 version so i dont know if that makes any difference or not,is there a way around this to fix this problem? I have a picture

Thought I'd have a twiddle in the latest Nvidia Inspector using the recommended settings in the excellent "how to" guide link (the dropbox jpg settings link). Should I have Filtering and Anti-aliasing ticked ON or OFF in the FSX settings-display page? Last time I switched them off in FSX and just made adjustments through Inspector FSX didn't register the changes made in Inspector so I ended up with no filtering OR AA! Currently running the stock FSX AA and Anisotropic settings which have been fine. Thanks Adam

Hi ...was wondering if anyone has tried and had luck with Win8 curing the un-docking of windows issue in DX10? Where if moving the un-docked 2D window to a 2nd or 3rd monitor causes it to black out. This issue was referenced a while back in the following thread Jim started (but I couldn't get any of these suggested fixes to work on my setup): http://forum.avsim.net/topic/386154-dx10-preview-fsx-opens-on-wrong-monitor/ I've seen comments that win8 has helped with other issues, so just curious about this one since it's really the only thing keeping me from a full switch to DX10. I need to use my Realityxp 530 un-docked on a 3rd monitor and it's kind of a deal b…

For problems with the Aerosoft AIRBUS've had to go back to DX9. As I did a backup restore all the files its original state. When starting again with DX9 I get this sale to choose free flight. See attached file. May be the rusians had cracked my FSX? :lol:

Windows 8: the DX10 cure ? http://forum.avsim.net/topic/395291-dx10-no-more-flickeringshimmering-runways-in-windows-8/

Hi, I installed the demo version of Addon Converter and I installed the FSX SDK. I ran the installer for it and go it installed into FSX. My main problem is that my night textures at my airports are still blank. Could someone assist me?

Hi All, I applied the patches and configs, etc. according to Steve's and Paul's excellent guides and all appears well (not that I had a problem with DX9) but when I start up my VC is so far zoomed in that my nose touches the cockpit instruments! I've zoomed back as far as it'll go but that still not far enough. Any ideas as to a) what's happening and B) how to fix? Thanks D

I am having a slight issue with FSX in that it seems like my textures are not very clear until I pass over them. Also the Autogen seems to not fill in until I am very close. I reinstalled FSX recently when I upgraded to Windows 8 (Which I love) and FSX seems to be running smooth as butter (Frames locked at 30 and dips to 19 or so at the lowest). I have never had FSX running this stable, smooth, or looking this good, other than how long it takes for the textures to load. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My specs are in my profile, except I think the processor is OCd to 4.3 right now for stability. Here is a copy of my FSX.CFG: [sOUND] AmbientUIMusicVolume=…

Good day, Please see this same topic in MS FSX Forum from yesterday . It would seem that the problem I was experiencing with the dials and their parameters is somehow related to the shader10 patch. Can anyone on this DX10 Forum perhaps point me in the right direction with this?? Thanks ou toppie

Seasons greetings fellow DX10 users As I have a few days leave I thought I'd tweak and twiddle in FSX starting with a new FSX.cfg build. I guess it's not as simple as deleting the old cfg and restarting FSX? Presumably once I've ticked "DX10 preview" in FSX I need to reinstall Steve's shader mod? Or do I? Anyone know? Thanks Adam

Hi All, I am using DX10 , I thought I would gain some performance but I am not sure it has. I have done the installation of the DX10 shaders according to Stevie's guide. Could it be my CPU ?

This process hasn't worked for me and I wonder is there a way to revert back to having the files involved back to the way they were pre-tweaks. Yes i know i should have copied my original settings but i didn't. What i do have is a copy of FSX tweak-free on another computer so hopefully i could replace any files i needed to ...???

I have just uploaded a new version 3.2.2. This will no longer cause problems with a couple of addon aircraft that have dials that appear blue or black with 3.2.1 However unlike 3.2.1 it will no longer provide a fix for some legacy aircraft and sceneries. Therefore if you currently don't have any aircraft with problems with 3.2.1 and are happy with it I would advise that you stick with it and don't download 3.2.2!!! I am sorry but there is no magic solution to this, as I have always said there is no guarantee that a shader "fix" will not have side effects. This is one such case.

I have uploaded a v3.2.1 it now includes the aircraft lights package (ballast.fx) in the bonus section. I also have a patch to the generalshadow shader which saves 1-2ms per frame which I will upload in the next week or so - i havent written a setup for it yet though.

With shaders v3.2.1 installed I've found a few other interesting things that the new bkg.bmp does with port-overs... http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?74116-Dx10ers-read-on

This is ATI 5850 on 12.8. It seems that I cannot even get into DX10 properly. I have done all installation and tuning as per instructions, but I don't have any AF at all. Tried all possible combinations (in game and driver) still no AF. AA seems to work ok with AA checked ingame (at least is there). Funny thing is that some (long) time ago I have tried DX10, which showed properly, but reverted back to DX9 for the known reasons we all did. Any help from the ATI-connoisseurs would be greatly appreciated.

I just tried the DX 10 fix and my sim is very smooth. The only problem I am having is that my anti-aliasing isn't as "sharp" as before. I see much more jagged lines, and I was able to fix this before by setting the anti-aliasing mode in inspector to 4xs. Now, setting it to this doesn't do anything, and using the internal fsx anti-aliasing is giving me jagged lines. I followed this tutorial ,but at the end, I don't know if it's a cause of the video encoding, his sim looks more "anti-aliased" than mine. Sorry for the rudimentary explanation, I am a noob when it comes to these inspector/graphics settings. I appreciate any help.

Hi folks, Just wondering if this aircraft will work in dx10 with the add-on converter x program? I loved this plane in dx9 but am pretty firmly entrenched in the delights of dx10 and prefer not to switch for the single aircraft. I'm not clear on add-on converter because it seems like it makes some products totally work fine in dx10 but not others...how do you know? Thanks, Alex Malek

Hi Paul J, The stock shaders link in the "How to" thread doesn't work. I don't seem to be getting the same water colour as other users so I thought I'd install the stock shaders before installing Steve's latest Dx10 files. Cheers, Roger.

I did have a quick scan through posts but didn't see anything specific. If I've missed something please let me know! Using DX10 I'm finding that all runway approach lights are rather dim and many don't actually show up until I'm just a few miles from the threshold (default or addon airports). I didn't notice this happening in DX9 - if anything the runway approach lights were too bright! Anyone else getting this issue? Thanks Adam

I had to reinstall fsx after a long painful process I don't seem to be able to install dx10 patch 3.1.1 I get an error unable to locate folder ShaderHLSL Any help appreciated

Have some of you tried this inhjection tool and if so does it work in DX10? http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/download_fxaa_post_process_injection_tool_svn101.html

I've noticed that the only 3PD aircraft I own which implement DX10 VC shadows are from Carenado. None of the A2A or RealAir aircraft I own support VC shadows and it's disappointing (once you get used to them); BTW I only fly GA, at least for now. With that in mind I'm looking to get the RealAir Lancair Legacy, but I need to know beforehand if it supports VC shadows so I won't be crushed by discovering its lack thereof after purchasing. Anyone know this for certain? Thanks for reading.

Hi All Been using DX10 for a short while now, thanks to all those who have worked hard to get it up and running :Applause: Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this but..... While I was on the Flightsimtools site downloading Addon Converter I noticed 2 other programmes, Airport wizard and contrails. Anybody any experience with these? worthwhile? and DX10 compatable? Many thanks for your thoughts Regards Alan

Hi All, I'm looking into a new GFX card, and since I'm upgrading that part the thought of going to DX10 intrigues me. I've tried the 'DX10 Preview' mode several times before, but always abandoned it due to either glitches or lower FPS performance. There are a lot of opinions on either side of the fence, I've finally got DX9 to a stable point where the visual/performance ratio is acceptable (and hopefully will be better under a new GFX card!) but is it now the case that there is no down side to the DX10 mode? If people could please give me their honest review I'd be much obliged. Many thanks, James